#3BAD9A#3BAD9A
#3BAD9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.105 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAD9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 11%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, -36.38, 0.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 36.38, 179.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.89% -0.1053 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.89% 0.105 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5772, 33.1476, 35.7738) |
| Luminance | 0.3315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAD9A #AD3B4E
analogous
#3BAD61 #3BAD9A #3B87AD
triadic
#3BAD9A #9A3BAD #AD9A3B
tetradic
#3BAD9A #613BAD #AD3B4E #87AD3B
square
#3BAD9A #613BAD #AD3B4E #87AD3B
split-complementary
#3BAD9A #AD3B87 #AD613B
monochromatic
#1C5249 #2B7F71 #3BAD9A #5DC8B6 #8BD7CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#3BAD9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#3BAD9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAD9A
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAD9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAD9A | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bad9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.105 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc6b7',
500: '#3bad9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bad9a; $custom-light: #7fc6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bad9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 49.138,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67886,
"c": 0.10526,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.3315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAD9A
secondary
#C2828D
accent
#4F66D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280